• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Adult-oriented sex comedy lacks real bite.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  On one hand, the show says that older women can be successful and sexually powerful without being cliched. On the other, it adopts the attitude of "Men do it, so why not women?" when it comes to women taking on younger sexual partners and one-night stands.
• Role models:

  The main character frequently says negative things without thinking, including "Wow, you're really black" to an African-American bouncer. She also makes some foolish sexual decisions but tries to make sure that her problems don't affect her well-balanced teenage son -- who's the show's best role model by far.
• Violence:

  Some mild physical violence (pushing, hitting another person with a sign) that's meant to be funny.
• Sex:

  The main character has casual sex with younger men; her male neighbor across the street does the same with younger women. Some bare male chests, lingerie, and implied sex acts, including oral sex and masturbation. Lots of discussion about sex.
• Language:

  Words like "hell, " "damn," and "crap," are used frequently, as well as phrases like "hot as balls" and "you should hit that." Women also refer to each other as "whore" and use words like "coochie" to refer to body parts.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Some social drinking to the point of excess/cloudy judgment. A secondary character smokes cigarettes.

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